TINConnect
April 2012
TINConnect is our newsletter that is usually published digitally to share news and information about
opportunities to take part in TIN Arts activities.
If you have any questions about anything you read in TINConnect get in touch and we will be happy
to tell you more!
The TIN team.
TIN Arts become an Arts Council England—National Portfolio Organisation
As of 1st April, 2012, TIN Arts are delighted to become a National Portfolio Organisation with Arts
Council England. Our agreement with Arts Council England is to utilise the funding we have been
awarded to develop ‘An Inclusive Dance Offer for County Durham’ from April 2012—March 2015.
Over the course of the next three years we aim to:
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deliver a programme of excellent dance participation and engagement work with people with a
learning disability across County Durham
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work strategically and be a key advocate for inclusion and accessible dance practice
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encourage and develop disabled dance artists through training and employment routes
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work effectively in partnership with the public sector, disability and arts organisations
Soon we will be sharing detailed information about the programmes of activity. We are planning to
continue our existing programmes whilst seeing how we can add progression and improvement, add
new programmes to cater for those who wish to explore their natural talents further and also
develop a new strand of work focused on children and young people leading to the development of
one of the most far-reaching inclusive youth dance programmes nationally.
Further information will be available from July.
New performing arts course for people with a learning disability in transition
GeTIN2Academy is a brand new course starting in September 2012 and will be based at our TIN
Dance Space in Durham.
Created specifically for those aged between 18 – 25 years, the GeTIN2Academy supports the
transition from school to community-based activity and acts as an introduction to the arts.
The course covers a range of artforms including Dance, Drama and Music and allows time and
space for each participant to find their talent before looking at progression options onto other
GeTIN2… courses. Places are available and GeTIN2Academy is a pay-to-attend activity.
Why not come along and ‘Have-a-go’ - see the information later on in this newsletter regarding our
open sessions in June.

Have you got a head for heights?
TIN Arts are supporting an exciting outdoor performance taking place at the Stockton
International Riverside Festival this August. Prometheus Awakes is a new outdoor spectacle
involving performers suspended high in the air above the audience and it will initially take place in
the groundsof the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on 22 June 2012 before being shown
in Stockton on Thursday 2nd August. Hence the need to have a good head for heights!
Prometheus Awakes will be the UK’s first ever large scale outdoor spectacle led by and
featuring both disabled and non-disabled performers. TIN Arts are helping to recruit volunteer
performers who want to be a part of this extravaganza at the Stockton performance.
We are looking for people who have a willingness to take on an extraordinary journey and be part
of an amazing event. You don’t need direct experience of aerial work but you do need to have a
real passion for spectacle and experience of dance, circus, theatre or sports could be useful.
If you have the right kind of daredevil attitude call us or email us at Prometheus@tinarts.co.uk
to register your interest. We will be holding a taster aerial session in May so you can
discover what it is truly like to be suspended 20 metres up in the air!
This is a unique event and a fantastic opportunity to be a part of something really special!
The Adventures of Theseus—see the full length version
As part of Best Foot Forward, GeTIN2Arts will be performing an excerpt from their new
production The Adventures of Theseus. The full performance will take place on Thursday
12th July at our TIN Dance Space in Durham. Performance times are 11am and 2pm,
tickets are only £1. Places are limited so be quick and contact Thomas at TIN Arts to
reserve your tickets.
‘Have-a-go’ sessions
The best way to find out about what we offer and what you might like to join in with is to come
along and attend one of our ‘have-a-go’ sessions. They are free and you are under no obligation
to sign up to any future activities or programmes.
Our next sessions will take place in June. They are specifically for anyone with a learning disability aged 18 years and over. If you are interested in attending contact Thomas at TIN Arts.
Details:
Wednesday 6th June
Thursday 7th June

10am—1pm
10am—1pm

Taster session in dance, drama and music
Taster session in dance, drama and music

These sessions are a great way to find out more about which arts activities you enjoy and maybe
have a natural talent for and also a chance for us to meet you and offer some advice on what
might be the right course for you.
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